AND THE OSCAR GOES TO: CATE BLANCHETT as "Jasmine French" in BLUE JASMINE

Nathaniel's own ballotReaders Rank (Your Polling Votes): Your gold medalist among the Oscar nominees is CATE BLANCHETT with an astounding 66% of readership votes. The distant silver medalist is AMY ADAMS with 12% an SANDRA BULLOCK (8%) just barely beating MERYL STREEP (7%) to the bronze. DAME JUDI DENCH took 3% of votes

THE NOMINEES ARE... discussThis is officially your most mature Best Actress Lineup of all time. I offer up details at Vanity Fair It's also the most nominated with a gargantuan 7.6 nominations for the amalgated woman here

29% Gravity = Best Pic?23% Mega stardom. She's Bullock22% That Blind Side Oscar. See? We weren't wrong about her!21% Performance. Physical commitment and you gotta have tears...4% ...floating tear? EVEN BETTER!1% Role

27% Performance. Moving, never maudlin24% Role. Philomena is an interesting old lady22% She's Dench, Default Contender18% Underserved demographic very well served = love 6% Retirement. 2% Still mourning for the loss of "M"1% Best Picture play

"You gotta be kidding me!" beats on the panels at the camera pans out silently

The finale. Forgiveness?"That's hard. But I don't want to hate people"

Violet threatens everyone - she'll always show them who's strongest!

Who Got Snubbed?

In the Dread Sixth Spot-- That'd be the shoe-averse Emma Thompson for Saving Mr Banks who appeared in all the key precursors and who was an absolute delight in the pre-season. Shame that we won't get more of her. And she acts infrequently, too. (sniffle)